In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Mary Wills
American costume designer (1914-1997).
Born July 4th, 1914 in Prescott.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 82 years old in Sedona (kidney failure).
Vassily Solomin
Boxer (1953-1997).
Born January 5th, 1953 in Perm.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 44 years old in Perm (lung cancer).
Matti Sippala
Athletics competitor (1908-1997).
Born March 11th, 1908 in Hollola.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Kotka.
Arthur Machado
Brazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Niterói.
Died February 28th, 1997 at 88 years old in Boa Vista.
Boris Balinsky
Ukrainian/south african biologist (1905–1997).
Born September 23rd, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 91 years old in Johannesburg.
Edi Rada
Austrian figure skater (1922–1997).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Vancouver.
Mariya Batrakova
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1997).
Born November 21st, 1922.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Juan Burgueño
Uruguayan footballer (1923-1997).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 74 years old
Heikki A. Alikoski
Finnish astronomer (1912-1997).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Oulu.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 85 years old in Turku.
John Stack
American rower.
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Camden.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 73 years old in Lake Berryessa.
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